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Succession

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
succession that occurs in an area with no soil
a)
ecological succession 
b)
primary succession 
c)
secondary succession
d)
pioneer speciles
2.
ends in a climax community
a)
primary succession 
b)
secondary succession
c)
both types of succession
3.
starts with bare rock followed by lichen
a)
primary succession 
b)
secondary succession
c)
both types of succession
4.
reaches a climax community quicker because soil is already present
a)
primary succession 
b)
secondary succession
c)
both types of succession
5.
this type of succession occurs after a forest fire
a)
primary succession
b)
secondary succession
c)
both
6.
The picture shows what type of succession?
a)
primary
b)
secondary
c)
tertiary
d)
quadanary
7.
Which biome is MOST LIKE the "desert" in terms of precipitation?
a)
tropical rainforest
b)
temperate deciduous forest
c)
tundra
d)
coniferous forest
8.
A drought has hit this grassland biome. How will this effect the rabbit population?
a)
The rabbits will increase in number.
b)
The rabbit population will stay the same.
c)
The rabbit population will decrease.
d)
The rabbit population will become extinct immediately.
9.
The picture shows what type of succession?
a)
primary
b)
secondary
c)
tertiary
d)
quadanary
10.
Biodiversity is the variety of ________ in a community.
a)
genes
b)
population
c)
species
d)
community
11.
The first organisms that appear in an ecological community
a)
ecological succession 
b)
primary succession 
c)
secondary succession
d)
pioneer species
12.
What is the difference between biotic and abiotic?
a)
Biotic are non-living things
b)
Abiotic are living organisms
c)
Biotic is life,
Abiotic is non-living
d)
Biotic is non-living, Abiotic is living
13.
What is Ecological Succession?
a)
Competition between plants in a society
b)
A natural disaster such as a flood or fire
c)
The cycle of a tomato plant
d)
The change an ecosystem experiences over time
14.
What is the order of succession shown in this figure?
a)
A, B, C, D
b)
B, A, D, C
c)
C, D, A, B
d)
D, A, B, C
15.
What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?
a)
primary succession
b)
eutrophication
c)
secondary succession
d)
intermediate
16.
Succession that occurs in an area with NO SOIL
a)
ecological succession 
b)
primary succession 
c)
secondary succession
d)
pioneer speciles